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The Minister in Bulgaria (Earle) to the Secretary of State
[Received 6:05 p.m.]
121. The Foreign Minister informed me today that Bulgaria will continue her policy of patient waiting for an egress to the Aegean with no threats or action of any kind against any nation.
He is delighted with the Dobrudja settlement, contrasting the Bulgarian acquisition of the Dobrudja with its Bulgarian population (once the Rumanian population of 72,000 are repatriated) with the Hungarian acquisition of Transylvania with that part of its population of over 1,000,000 who are not Hungarians.
He believes that Germany wants only tranquillity in the Balkans and has no idea of invading Turkey.
He feels certain that in the event of an Italian-Greek war Bulgaria can stay out.
He says the Bulgarian people and Government are very grateful to Germany for receiving the Dobrudja but that this gratitude will not change Bulgaria’s policy of neutrality nor has Germany given any intimation that such is her desire.
I feel that the Foreign Minister is sincere but is somewhat of a Pollyanna.